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Planes Grounded, Flights Diverted After Power Outage At Cape Town International Airport – According to the Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) the airport is experiencing a power supply challenge impacting runway lights, air-side fire rescue and air traffic navigation services. [iol]
Simone Biles Draws A-List Celebrity Crowd At Paris Olympics – The seven-time medallist is one of the most high profile athletes at the Olympics, and her first performance in the artistic gymnastics on Sunday drew celebrities like it was Paris Fashion Week. [bbc]
Belgian GP: Lewis Hamilton Inherits Win As George Russell Disqualified For Mercedes Car Being Underweight – George Russell appeared to have claimed his third grand prix victory after leading Lewis Hamilton home in a Mercedes one-two at the Belgian GP; Russell’s car found to be 1.5kg under 798kg minimum weight at end of race; Hamilton inherits second win in three races before summer break. [skysports]
Worst Yet To Come In Once-In-A-Century Southern Africa Drought, UN Says – The United Nations World Food Programme said it expected the number of people struggling to put enough food on the table to increase as the lean season, the period between harvests when food is scarcest, gets underway. [ewn]
Europe Turns To Conscription As Threat Of Wider War With Russia Grows – Several European nations have reintroduced or expanded compulsory military service amid Moscow’s mounting threat, part of a range of policies aimed at boosting defenses that are likely to be scaled up even further. [cnn]
Robert Downey Jr. Is Returning To ‘Avengers’ Films As A Villain In 1 Of Marvel’s Comic-Con Twists – Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two “Avengers” films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford and Robert Downey Jr. [ap]
MK Party Alleges Hack After Porn Appears On Facebook Page – The Jacob Zuma-led MK Party has issued an apology to those offended by the pornography posted on its Facebook page. [sapeople]
Wrong National Anthem Played For South Sudan At Olympics – The Olympic organisers in France played the wrong national anthem for South Sudan ahead of the country’s opening men’s basketball game against Puerto Rico. [bbc]
Sinead O’Connor’s Exact Cause Of Death Finally Revealed – Sinead O’Connor’s cause of death has finally been revealed, exactly one year since the beloved Irish singer died after being found “unresponsive” in her London apartment. [nypost]
DStv In A Heap Of Trouble – A recent announcement that Betway has replaced DStv as the title sponsor for South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) shows the pay-TV platform’s financial struggles. [mybroadband]
Grimes’ Mom Claims Elon Musk Is ‘Withholding’ Their 3 Kids From Visiting Their Dying Great-Grandmother: ‘This Is So Painful’ – Grimes’ mom called out Elon Musk for allegedly “withholding” the exes’ three kids from visiting their dying great-grandmother in Canada. [pagesix]
Trump Says He May Have Gotten ‘Worse’ After Shooting As He Calls Harris A ‘Lunatic’ And ‘Evil’ – Former President Donald Trump has made clear that he’s no longer seeking to unify the country following the assassination attempt against him in Pennsylvania earlier this month. [independent]
One-Dose Nasal Spray Clears Toxic Alzheimer’s Proteins To Improve Memory – One dose of a new treatment, delivered by nasal spray, clears away build-ups of the toxic tau protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease from inside brain cells, improving memory, according to new research. It paves the way for new treatments for the debilitating disease. [newatlas]
Rare “Strawberry” Leopard Spotted In Tanzanian Game Reserve For First Time – The spots on this female look like they’ve faded in the Sun. [ifls]
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